[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34288-34289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12133]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX22EN05ES90000; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Evaluation of the 
Arctic Rivers Project

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 5, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections 
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1028-NEW in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Ryan Toohey by email at [email protected] or by 
telephone at 907-865-7802. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at 
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA, we provide the 
general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of 
information. This helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's

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reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the USGS; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the USGS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the USGS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information 
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While 
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: We will collect information from stakeholders of the 
Arctic Rivers Project, which include representatives of Indigenous 
communities in Alaska, representatives of Indigenous organizations, and 
others regarding the effectiveness of participatory methods and 
achievement of overall project goals. Evaluation information will be 
collected via semi-structured interviews, surveys, and polls. Questions 
will focus on the relevancy of the project to participants, methods 
used to engage with participants, feedback about project components, 
input for the direction of the project, preferred communication 
methods, current and future use of project products. This information 
will allow for a greater understanding of the effectiveness of 
community engagement, the co-production process, and participation in 
the direction of the project. This information will help guide the 
project through its various phases, and it will help enhance 
communication and product development.
    Title of Collection: Evaluation of the Arctic Rivers Project.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: NEW.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 150.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 150.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 60 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Once per year for two years.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

Stephen Gray,
Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center Director, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2022-12133 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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